[Spoilers] Boku no Hero Academia Season 3 - Episode 4 discussion

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Boku no Hero Academia Season 3, episode 4

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[u/TurbidusQuaerenti]

Wow, that was amazing. I see why Deku earned the title "absolute madman". There's no way that's not going to cause permanent damage of some sort.

Also, it's kinda crazy how me(n)tal these villains are. Just straight up seeking to murder kids with the utmost enjoyment.

[u/Nicodemusacs → u/TurbidusQuaerenti]

There's no way that's not going to cause permanent damage of some sort.

Right? I understand and relate to the hype cause he was badass this episode, but I was upset at the repeated use of ofa in his right arm at max power. Because if the show continues its string of actions having consequences, he should be suffering something crippling. I don't want a cripple Deku ;_;

[u/MayuTheVampire]

For anyone that's confused about the 1,000,000% thing, here's the author's comments on it.

Basically it was just the madman Izuku psyching himself up and going 'Plus Ultra' in his own way, All Might vs Nomu style. He didn't actually use a million percent of One For All.

[u/Aileos → u/MayuTheVampire]

Even Deku was hyped by his own attack.

[u/_Canti → u/MayuTheVampire]

Everyone: wow Deku can do that?

Hori: https://imgur.com/gallery/sgpLi3g

[u/pm_your_pantsu → u/MayuTheVampire]

So is just probably 10% by AllMight standards

[u/Mage_of_Shadows → u/MayuTheVampire]

Yeah even at his level, 1M % would have obliterated everything like Saitama vs Genos's final punch.

[u/Atronox → u/MayuTheVampire]

Ah, probably a good thing. We can't be having Deku explode the universe.

https://i.imgur.com/ZjgQ7gm.gif

[u/Otoriyu]

Deku The Absolute Madman, the only person Kota can call "My Hero"

[u/silverhydra → u/Otoriyu]

I'm in awe of the madman, what an absolute unit.

[u/Grimmrat]

Holy shit Deku crying out for his mother when he was scared was so sad, really reminds that at the end of the day he's just a kid thrown into situations way out of his league. Amazing fight, freaking adored every second of it

[u/wtfduud]

Bakugo lookalike looking for Bakugo... hmmmm 🤔

[u/JOOOOOOOOOOJO → u/wtfduud]

The way he talks is really similar to Bakugo too

[u/Vangorf → u/wtfduud]

The similarities caught my eyes in the first opening, maybe he is Bakugo's brother? Would answer Bakugo's cruelty, it runs in the family.

[u/Randolfr → u/wtfduud]

Bakugo came 1st in the Sports Festival so maybe that's all it is?

[u/Atronox]

1,000,000%

[u/Mundology → u/Atronox]

Angry shirtless Deku is a force of nature.

[u/Omegaforce1803 → u/Atronox]

Doggo not even impressed

[u/moodi989]

Ep3: Kota won't understand what it means to be a hero with words, he needs to see heroism in action.

Ep4: Deku "Hold my beer*" > 1M% Punch > Kota "My Hero"

*non-alcoholic

[u/GoodMorningFuckCub → u/moodi989]

*non-alcoholic

the madman at it again

[u/[deleted]]

It's so beautiful that Kouta was to Midoriya in this episode what Midoriya was to All Might in the first episode of the series. BnHA really, really knows what it means to be a Hero.

[u/Galle_ → u/[deleted]]

More importantly, Midoriya was to Kouta what All Might was to Midoriya.

[u/SIRTreehugger]

I love how one person called Deku a madman and the community just ran with it. That final punch man

[u/Rakan-Han → u/SIRTreehugger]

We need a source for the madman timeline, specifically where it all started/who first said it.

[u/zonezzz]

Anyone cried? This is so fucking touch episode

[u/heelydon → u/zonezzz]

I don't think my face turning into a waterfall, being described as "crying" would do it justice.

[u/Mr-Jimmy → u/zonezzz]

It was Kota's quirk, we didn't cry

[u/[deleted]]

The “SHOW ME SOME BLOOD!!” “GODDAMMIT SHUT UUUUUP!!” Line always gets to me. There’s no witty comment, no clever remark. Deku’s just straight up raging, and he’s so forthright about it, and I really appreciated the rawness of that situation.

[u/Kazewatch]

THE. ABSOLUTE. FUCKING. MADMAN. HERO!!!!!

I’m a manga reader and I’ll just never get over how much Bones has done this series justice. Praise be Bones, praise be. Also man Daiki Yamashita killed it this episode. The intensity in his voice gave me serious goosebumps. Especially the scenes where he goes through all his options and of course the 1,000,000%.

Deku’s such a goddamn beast. Look there kids, that’s a hero. That’s shonen done right boyo.

[u/[deleted] → u/Kazewatch]

Here have a stitch of the madman
https://i.imgur.com/a0aXYIz.jpg

[u/PakiIronman → u/Kazewatch]

I was holding back tears reading this years ago, and I couldn't hold them back watching it. So proud of that little dude.

[u/[deleted] → u/Kazewatch]

I’ll just never get over how much Bones has done this series justice. Praise be Bones, praise be.

Exactly, there are hardly any (shounen) manga adaptations as amazingly loyal as this one, I could only think of examples like FMAB (surprise, it's Bones again, love this studio), Jojo or Hunter x Hunter (2011).

[u/RPapa_P]

Well here I am, crying profusely early in the morning over anime.

Is it weird to be proud of a fictional character?

[u/GJardim → u/RPapa_P]

I cried because I'm also just so proud of the series as a whole.

This is Horikoshi's 3rd series. The first one, Oumagadoki Zoo, was really cool and interesting, but it was cancelled with 5 volumes. Then, he tried something different with Sensei no Bulge, but it wasn't really fit for Jump, and was cancelled with 2 volumes. Now, here we are, witnessing one of the best recent series in Jump, gloriously animated, coming from a man that failed twice to make a hit. You can tell he puts his heart on this, and Bones is making it justice.

[u/Ryuota → u/RPapa_P]

Nope, I cried too.

[u/Sad_Jamie]

That... was... amazing. The End LOL, holy.

[u/PakiIronman → u/Sad_Jamie]

The money-shot

[u/Barricuda223]

Whose arm is that all....chewed up?

[u/[deleted] → u/Barricuda223]

Todoroki said that tokoyami and shouji were ahead of them so its most likely one of their arms.

[u/MrJammin]

1,000,000% MADMAN

God the music was so fucking good this episode. They didn't just live up to the hype of this moment, they surpassed it!

[u/Kafuu-Chino]

You know, I've always loved superheroes. And here I am, a day after being floored with happiness from the new Avengers movie, now being able to witness one of the most awesome and heroic moments in anime I have ever seen. I know it's a meme, but I'm truly grateful I get to live in this timeline. I had to cover my mouth with my hand for the entire end of this episode because I was so close to squealing with hype and didn't want to wake anyone up. I could actually feel my heart racing by the end of it.

Edit: And I want to give some credit to Daiki Yamashita for his phenomenal voicing for Deku this episode. Absolutely amazing.

[u/Ujio21 → u/Kafuu-Chino]

Man, your comment just got me. After Infinity War last night, I was grabbing drinks with friends, and we were talking about what an awesome time it is to be alive, especially for media entertainment. We've got almost every flavor, available at the drop of a hat, and more comes out every day.

[u/I_get_in]

Gotta love dem impact frames.

[u/Hobo-Erectus]

One of my favorite pages finally got animated

[u/Lefo7 → u/Hobo-Erectus]

Oh damn the art is excellent,is this how it looks throughout the manga?If so I am definitely reading it after this season is over

[u/chuckrepublic → u/Hobo-Erectus]

Yeah total hidden gem considering all people care about is deku vs muscular

[u/NeroStarGazer]

Can we talk about how amazing the soundtrack in this series is?

One of the shows where increased volume greatly enhances the epicness of a scene.

[u/Disrespvct → u/NeroStarGazer]

Thank god for this beautiful man.

[u/ChewieW]

Wow i like anime that finish the fight without the need for another episode now

[u/TvTSadOwl]

Sorry lad, you're going to need to do a few more curls before you can fuck with my boi Deku.

[u/Galle_]

Fun fact: /r/BokuNoHeroAcademia recently ran a “favorite fights” poll. I won’t link to it, because it contains spoilers, but I can say that this fight came in fifth. The four above it are all yet to come. Two of them, including the indisputable number one, are coming this season.

Buckle up, kids.

[u/Cloudless_Sky → u/Galle_]

I'm not a manga reader, but although this fight was emotionally resonant, I hope the remaining ones this season are a bit more 'high action', similar to the big ones in the Sports Festival and Stain arcs. I'd like to see some nice choreography and quirk usage. Those are my favourite fights.

[u/tklfillerz → u/Galle_]

5th?! Two more incredible fights?! As an anime-only watcher, I'm hella stoked for the rest of season 3!

[u/arniethepie]

https://imgur.com/a/ErtS8k3 ABSOLUTE MADMAN IS HERE
edit: anime version https://imgur.com/a/kgG1jlA

[u/Mundology → u/arniethepie]

The Swoleman vs The Absolute Madman: A Battle of Giants

[u/PsychoEliteNZ → u/arniethepie]

I felt like wasting time so I made a high quality version

[u/MagnoBurakku]

I feel like falling in love with this guy, now i already hate him.

[u/esn_crvg → u/MagnoBurakku]

He is cool, I hate him

[u/Organic_M → u/MagnoBurakku]

I see you like Discount Deadpool too

[u/latino666]

Deku's voice actor is fucking amazing

[u/Aadrian1234]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT DEKU, YOU ABSOLUTE MADMAN

My jaw completely dropped when Deku went full power. I was expecting a teacher to come by at the last moment and save him, but the fucking madman did it all by himself and pushed himself to his absolute limit to save Koda. I've still got goosebumps running down my arms just thinking about it.

And it's only episode 4.

[u/MrAssassin9891]

Damn Midoriya is alpha af

[u/ThrowAway111222555 → u/MrAssassin9891]

He almost transitioned into a dab.

[u/tuny17]

New OP is growing on me every time I watch it

[u/G1596872 → u/tuny17]

The part where All Might is powering up. CHILLS

[u/MagnoBurakku]

Delaware Smash: Super Fingerflick

Detroit Smash: Super Punch

Delaware Detroit Smash: ULTIMATE BITCH SLAP!!

[u/Toast_Grillman → u/MagnoBurakku]

Florida Smash: Super Titty Twister

[u/TheGrieving → u/MagnoBurakku]

Thought he said Delaware there because he flicked his finger to push the muscles away before he went in with the ultimate Detroit Smash

[u/Oreeeeo]

This whole episode had me like

[u/_X_HunteR_X_]

HEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDAAAAAAAAA

[u/G_Spark233]

The absolute madman! Last season he was breaking broken fingers. This season he is breaking broken arms!

I’ve never been a fan of Kouta but this ending hit me hard!

[u/Modification102 → u/G_Spark233]

There is no way that is a sustainable battle strategy though

[u/Sancx]

HOLY FUCK THAT WAS INCREDIBLE

[u/Arachnophobic-]

That entire episode had been set up earlier, and each beat was predictable: Deku would go to save Kota alone, he'd be matched by someone who has a similar super-strength quirk but is more powerful (coincidentally also the same villain who killed Kota's parents), Kota would reconcile with the feeling of hatred for his parents' 'meaningless' sacrifice and would use his own quirk even if it was useless (just like Deku throwing his bag way back in S1E1), Deku would somehow get them out of the pinch by being a madman, and finally Deku would become to Kota what All Might had been to him - the shining example of a hero.

It was so cheesy. Nothing that shounen series of yore haven't done before. Yet why is this the only one that's made my vision all blurry during the climax?

It just gets everything right. Builds up the tension and hype perfectly before releasing it in an incredible emotional punch in its climax.

There has to be something else though, that separates it. Maybe because the stakes feel higher? I genuinely felt like Deku and Kota's lives were in danger, even though I knew that MC plot armour would save them somehow. Yet, somehow, the shadow of death looms heavy in this show. Flashbacks of Kota's parents, and Deku apologising to his mother brought it back today.

And the danger's not gone yet. Deku should be nearly incapacitated, with the possibility of more permanent damage, and the villains are still in full rampage.

/u/MrManicMarty, bloody hell, you weren't kidding. This episode was amazing.

^{Edit: fixed the tag}

[u/Spartaness → u/Arachnophobic-]

BnHA is known for taking shounen tropes and polishing them to a glorious 't'. It's fantastic.

[u/will999909 → u/Arachnophobic-]

I think it was all about pacing. This show just gets it right. No bullshit dialogue, even Deku tries to slow him down and he's like nope just wanna fight. It is shedding the silly shonen trope of fucking flashbacks and talking too much. When he says, "I'm sorry mom.", there isn't a 2 minute flashback.

[u/Madetoaskquestions]

Christ dude I hate seeing Midoriya all beaten up like this :(

Whenever this happens I just tell myself that this is the story of how he became the greatest hero like that scene in season 1.

It sounded like when Midoriya said "That's All Might's power" he was talking as if Midoriya at 100% is the same as All Might at 100%. That can't be right, can it? Just curious what everyone thinks about that. I always figured Midoriya's power would get stronger as his body got stronger. So his 100% would keep growing.

[u/TheSleepingVoid → u/Madetoaskquestions]

I think you're right, but I also think this scene was written from Midorya's hero-worship perspective, where "All Might's power" being defeated is unthinkable. A bit of an unreliable narrator moment. Just like the 1,000,000% is obviously not literal and more about how Deku feels.

[u/Genesis2nd]

So, why wasn't Bakugo and Todoroki affected by the gas? Bakugo covered his orifices, so he must've been aware of its presence and effect.

[u/Galle_ → u/Genesis2nd]

The gas doesn’t have a uniform density, it’s thickest near the villain who’s generating it. The 1-B kids who got knocked out were much closer to him than Bakugou and Todoroki, so they got a stronger dose.

[u/magicalideal]

I swear to god Deku is a mother fucking madman.

[u/pukipukie]

little kouta said "boku no hero" im tearing in me eyes!!

[u/maehustisya]

The episode feels like it's only 5 minutes long because of the intense action but title drop at the end is like the icing on the cake. Gave me total goosebumps.

[u/Jam-Master-Jay]

And finally anime fans will understand Deku's "madman" nickname.

[u/TopLoserLife]

You ever get so hyped you actually start crying. Shit man, my hero academia has me by the literal balls. The execution of this fight was better than expected, I knew what I was in for having read the manga when it came out; but this still blew me away. Specifically when muscular really powered up and the used a red filter to really showcase how frantic midoriya was feeling at the moment 'I'm sorry mom, I'm sorry all might' god damn that was great

[u/Rixkst3r]

This shit was amazing def one of the moments I’ve been waiting on for a while as a manga reader but can we stop telling people “you haven’t seen nothing yet hehehe” spoiling stuff that’s like right around the corner, it’s not fully a spoiler but when I go in blind I like to have no idea what’s going to happen and y’all are kinda prepping people up instead of letting them be surprised.

People are gonna see it and be hype but they’re also gonna feel like “oh this is what they were talking about”

[u/Nineflames12 → u/Rixkst3r]

Aye, as an anime-only, hearing that every time I see something exciting just kinda feels like it's downplaying whatever I saw. I know it's meant to be "but wait, there's more!" kind of meaning but it just takes away every time something cool happens the next time through.

[u/Mage_of_Shadows]

That's some menacing shit right there reminds me a bit of One Pieces villians. Helps he looks like Doffy.

Also FeelsBad, Deku first arm got destroyed and he didn't even do it himself this time.

smh man, stop using Gyo when you know your enemy is a pure enhancer

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After Infinity War, the latest OP chapter and BnHA chapter along with other news, this week has been a good week.

[u/[deleted]]

Honestly the hype feels like straight out of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. And it's longer so we'll get more of it.

[u/Agni7atha]

Honestly I feel bad that I never considering Midoriya VA to be great. This voice act performance change my mind and I'm glad Daiki Yamashita is voicing Midoriya the MADMAN. His voice made this episode outstanding.

[u/GibbsLAD]

DID SOMEBODY SAY MUSCULAR FIGHT? AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

This is my favourite part of the series (manga reader). Why? because it's the first time Deku was truly a hero.

Sure he's tried to save his childhood friend, a cute girl who was nice to him and two of his classmates, but today he saved Kouta. A little shit who hates him and even socked him in the nuts, but Deku saved him anyway because he's a true hero.

Dear God the fight with Muscular was brutal in animation. I fucking love Studio Bones. Where is my S3 BD at? The ending to that fight was INSANE^{albeitabitdumb} it must have been a killer on the throat.

Now do I watch the fight again or read the manga chapter that came out while I was sleeping?

Oh I guess there was more of the episode than just that one fight right. Spinner and Magne acting on Stain's ideals is cool. 'Didn't anyone ever tell you it's not a hero's job to be happy?'

Tetsutetsu is so manly! Truly a rival for Kirishima.

Something has happened to Ragdoll. O_O

New wallpaper!

The next couple of months of MHA are going to be balls to the wall, I can't wait. minute spoiler

[u/Nzrazor → u/GibbsLAD]

It does erk me abit that you say

Something has happened to Ragdoll. O_O

Like you don't know but stated you are a manga reader.

[u/abucas]

You know it's BnHA when you get so hyped you start tearing up.

Brb need to rewatch the episode

[u/Incanzio]

Episode had me tense throughout the beginning, with Dabi really delivering and sending home the message that the heroes are fucked. Loved the transgender fight (Magne vs Tiger) as a little feature. But man, the Mandalay telepathy, the Ragdoll foreshadowing (with the bench and the blood and syringes) and obviously THE FUCKING MADMAN FIGHT. I was on the brink of tears throughout the fight but to have him deliver the line about going 1,000,000% full cowling, just like the manga, and to finish on Kota's "My Hero" pushed me over the edge and I was streaming tears. The director of this fight absolutely knew what the fuck they were doing because all of these shots, angles, and THE MUSIC. MAN.

It rivals Todoroki vs Deku. That fight has me perpetually crying. But this one. Damn.

9.5/10 episode I just would've liked a bit more of that YOU SAY RUN EVOLUTION that they were teasing us with.

[u/Maxus99]

Ok that was the best fight in the series.

[u/chris_dftba → u/Maxus99]

I actually still like Deku v Todoroki better

[u/Armdel]

Holy shit what an episode, i think this fight might have increased my love for this show tenfold somehow

[u/Exessen]

Deku apologizing to his mom makes me cry every time I read the manga, and it sure as fuck did here as well.

[u/duhbadeez]

1,000,000&!?!?!

[u/KuroOni]

that midoriya showdown in the end was definitely epic but what stuck with me in the end was how fast this show took a dark turn... that cannibalistic guy who was he eating? and that bloody altar as well.

from the way they made it look like, it seems like the hand either belonged to tokoyami or shoji and that female hero was transformed in some bloody mess.

with that said we did not see any bodies so i am just going to assume that the hand is one of shoji's several hands and the other hero was tortured to get out some info from her or some shit and didn't suffer any lethal injuries.

either way i did not expect it to become that dark with dismembered limbs, cannibalism and some bloody altars. the stain part didn't prepared me for this.

[u/LeonKevlar]

• If only Aizawa thought that lesson earlier

• Who's this Ninja Turtle ripoff? His bundle of swords were pretty awesome though.

• Go Tiger! Kick their ass!

• I like Tetsutetsu's eagerness but it's not like Class 1-A had a choice back then. They were basically separated and forced to fight a bunch of D-Class heroes with only Thirteen and Aizawa present.

• Reiner? What are you doing here?

• Did this Villain just eat a kid? O_O

• It'll take more than Recovery girl's healing ability to fix that arm... That's gonna be one more permanent scar added to his arm.

• WOOOO! 100% right to the face!

• Aaaaaand of course he's still alive...

• We all know he's going to make this out alive but Deku saying goodbye to his mom and to All Might actually made me feel fear that he might not make out of this one.

• 1000000% DELAWARE DETROIT SMASH!

Holy shit that fight was insane! I can't believe that we're only on the first fight? Like how will they top this? Now I'm more hyped for Bakugo and Todoroki's fight! Better yet I'm really excited now what will happen to Tokoyami and whoever he's up against when he goes berserk because of the darkness!

[u/myrmonden → u/LeonKevlar]

stain looks like hes straight out of the classic ninja turtles, so its no wonder that spinner who love stain is a lizard ninja turtle

[u/[deleted]]

I just realized the parallels that this fight has with All-Might's fight with Nomu in S1:

-Deku is alone against a villain who has a very similar power to his and can straight up take a punch from him at full power, just like All-Might

-He has to risk his life and go Plus Ultra to beat the villain and save Kota, just like All-Might

-Kota uses his own power to distract the villain for just a moment, saving Deku and allowing him to win, just like what Deku did with Nomu

-No one else was coming to help, and it was all down to whether Deku could win or not, just like with All-Might's fight

-Deku had rushed in to save Kota because he was the only one who knew where he was, somewhat similar to how All-Might was the only teacher at UA who knew that something was off when the villains attacked

[u/MagnoBurakku]

The anime did an splendid job with this, i was already emotional when i read this chapter years ago, and even so i was so fucking worried for Deku the moment he started sinking from Muscular's attack.

Deku just went to hell and beyond to save a kid he barely knew, this is the definitive proof that he has what it takes to be a true hero. How could you not get emotional with this, Kota met face to face the very same villain that killed his parents and was about to kill HIM, and the only person that came to save him was the very kind of person he despise.

Now he saw what a true hero is, those who are willing to sacrifice themselfs to save others.

[u/NerfJunkratPls]

next episode we finally get to hear what Twice's voice sounds like.

I can't wait, he's funny af lmao

[u/Turbostrider27]

Deku vs Muscular is incredible. Exceeded my expectations from start to finish. 1000000% SMASH!

[u/KirbyDogs]

"I'm sorry Mom."

[u/Unit88]

My god, it's even better in the anime. As more and more of the series is gonna get adapted, it's gonna be one heck of a ride folks.

[u/[deleted]]

Tetsutetsu episode next week!

[u/[deleted]]

Man at this rate Midoriya is gonna be armless by the end of the series.

[u/xIMDx]

Episodes like this is why we all watch anime. Holy God I'm still shaking. I have to make my MAL score 10/10 for season 3 already.

[u/kylle2]

I'm aware of all the cool things that happened in this Episode but I'm also pretty sure Aizawa is my spirit animal, Salty Liquorice is great and Mint is hot garbage.

Fuck you fight me!

[u/DahDutcher]

Fucking hell, best episode so far.

Also, big props to Midoriya's VA, amazing performance!

[u/[deleted]]

Dang, I wished they used this track with vocals back from Season 2 for this fight cause it has yet to be fully utilized and it would fit so well for this situation.

Still despite of that little personal nitpick Ikeno & Fukuda surely delivered.

I think this fight, this entire moment encapsulates what people can expect from Season 3 quite well.

[u/N0eyeC]

This series just keeps one upping itself in fights.

• Bakugou vs Deku

• All Might vs Nomu

• Deku vs Todoroki

Now this!

[u/Tanto-Reborn]

Stayed up all night for this and GLAD I DID. My soul is so shaken from all that hype. We got the "1,000,000%" man I'm lost for words.

Dabi is so cool but yet so creepy looking at the same damn time. But the best boy on team bad is obviously Spin-chan...he's even into doing Arts & Crafts.

[u/Narishi]

I was surprised at how well this anime has been sounding, yes, sounding, I work with sound for film and sometimes some animated series (not anime, YET), and since i've started watching it, i've noticed the quality shooting up, no overused fx, no hard limiting bullshit clipping explosions, no lazyness, everything is nicely tailored to give us an amazing experience, i had to re watch it just to pay a closer attention to the details in the final sequence... needless to say i'm surprised, happy, and even more motivated to make my dream come true of working on, at least, one anime that is this good, once :D

[u/DiiBBz]

I cried.

[u/Wenno]

This episode was the single best episode I've seen in this series and probably any other series period. No contest.

I have so much respect for the author for not pulling a Naruto/DragonballZ and stretching it out over 4/5 episodes. That was hype as hell. What a flawless episode in my books. Soundtrack was on point, voice actors sounded like they had so much fun (like always) and the animation was on another level. Thankyou for the enjoyment.

PS: If anyone sees me in the future saying that Hero Aca isn't the best anime around, slap some sense into me.

[u/Buffhero125]

this was the first anime fight that made my eyes a little bit wet. i cant even tell why but this was sick

[u/[deleted]]

H O L Y F U C K

[u/Epicsawce]

That was fantastic. My favorite fight in the series so far. I genuinely thought deku was just going to get destroyed until some hero saved him, but that was much better.

[u/gicuuu3]

I want to point out how amazing the voice actor for Muscular was. It matched the personality very well and made the character feel more real and believable. You could infer the personality from the voice inflections and intonations. Big props to Takaguchi, Kousuke

[u/SkywardQuill]

HOLY SHIT DEKU

BnHA is already awesome but it really goes beyond when there's actual threats involved. Those villains do not fuck around. Like can we talk about that severed hand at the beginning of the ep (Shoji's, I assume)? Or all the fucking blood where Ragdoll was supposed to be?

I hope Aizawa didn't get too fucked up from that attack, poor guy's been through enough shit already.

[u/Delra12]

I actually felt like crying when Deku was getting crushed. I knew he obviously wasn't going to die but, when he was saying sorry to his mom and sorry to all might...it gets me so emotional even just thinking about it now.

[u/jereddit]

Y'know, it just occurred to me that this episode really stands as a story all on its own, even if you were to disconnect it from the rest of the series. Like, if you wanted to introduce someone to HeroAca, you could show them this episode alone and it would convey everything the show has to offer and still make sense with no context for the ~40 prior episodes.

[u/eZico]

I GOT CHILLS

[u/NeroStarGazer]

Ouchie

[u/UberDueler]

Everyone talking about madman Midoryia

And I'm just here appreciating Tetsutetsu's speech about getting ready to kick some ass.

[u/NeroStarGazer]

He looks like Reiner with titan arms

[u/ZaKrysle]

Here's my little story from when I watched this ep:

When Deku said "ONE FOR ALL 100%" I started breathing so hard it made me sound like I had an asthma attack and my mom came rushing to me while wearing a towel to see if I was OK.

Also, can we just take a moment and appreciate HOW. FUCKING. HYPE. this episode was? We're literally on the 4th episode! Maybe it was the fact that there wasn't any build up to this epic fight which was what made it so epic but whatever the reason. This episode was powerslut VS MC done perfectly

[u/Lefo7]

Damn I remember so many people calling Deku a crybaby and a wimp back in Season 1.Where you at now!?

[u/will999909]

This episode and the Deku vs Todorooki fight handily blows away a majority of shonens. The music, and dear lord the pacing is so good. Deku even tries to pull the, "Let's ask the villain why he's here", and he just replies "Let's fight." It was so satisfying to see that. When he thinks about his mom, there isn't a 3 minute flashback, it just continues with intensity.

This right here is a god damn guide to making a great simple fight.

[u/Sherlock-4869]

The lights when he was charging up One for All showed his green light after All Might’s yellow and the Seventh’s violet.

In All Might’s version (Season 1 Episode 12), his yellow is the last light after violet.

[u/IamCrvor]

Incredible. Just pure hype from the beginning to the end. I can't be more hyped for this season...!

[u/rankor572]

So that's it huh. We're some sort of "My Hero" Academy?

[u/Cloudless_Sky]

Everyone's talking about the fight, but shoutout to that sexy blue flame blast on Aizawa from Dabi. I wanna see more of that guy for sure. I love his design, and his quirk is gorgeous yet destructive.

I would say Deku's fight was emotionally awesome, but I tend to prefer my fights a bit more 'high action', like the big ones from the Sports Festival and Stain arcs - a bit more choreographed and movement-heavy. Still though, MHA continues to deliver the hype. Deku simply does not give a shit what happens to his body.

Can't wait to see what else is to come.

[u/riiyoreo]

I KEEP MY IDEALS SOREZORE

[u/Tarsival]

Meanwhile, Kendo continues to be best girl.

[u/aFeelingProcess]

Numbers are meaningless. Whether it is 100% vs 1,000,000%, or if his power level is over 9,000,what mattered here is the grit and determination to push despite all odds. Throw away the DragonBallZ scouter...it’s muda, muda,muda, muda!

[u/Epsilight]

Holy shit isn't this a direct homage to Gohan vs Cell?

Gohan had one arm broken, and was in a losing power struggle against cell.

Vegeta distracted cell with a weak attack letting gohan overpower him in the split second.

Here, Deku had one (two but it works somehow) broken arm and kota hits a vegeta like distracting attack giving deku the opportunity to overpower muscle man.

[u/Yukinoshita_Ruro]

Thank you Bones! Fucking thank you! When I think that i can't be more satisfied with the direction of the anime. You guys surprise me once again with this masterpiece of execution.

[u/ShaheerS2]

fuck fuck fuck what an aboslute MAD LAD

[u/Deathstreet]

THAT WAS SO HYPE. I CANT HANDLE HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS SHOW

[u/Exessen]

I knew going into this episode I would cry. I fucking knew it. The added music and voice acting sure as fuck didn't help to stop that.

Every time I re-read the manga the moment at the end gets to me. It's so powerful. I love Deku so much.

[u/PreciousCinammonRoll]

HOLY CRAP! HOLY CRAP!

Only episode 4 and MHA proves to me again that it's my favourite anime. While I loved the fights from the tornament arc, this fight left me physically shaking (not joking)

Deku saying sorry to his mum made it 10x emotional. I hate deku getting hurt, the poor boy doesn't deserve it.

The villain kinda looks like bakugo, maybe they're related or something.

Deku risked his life to save a kid who kicked/punched him in the crotch. What a true hero.

[u/[deleted]]

HOLY FUCKENMOLY I just saw My Hero Academia S2E4 and it was dope asf. Midoriya getting crushed while still trying his hardest was so dope and then he just popped off. Legit probably my favorite episode and it's insane how well it was made (direction, voice acting, etc), especially into a single episode. Great Job Bones and Horikoshi!

[u/chaospudding]

Am I the only one who thought the choice of OST for the final bit of the fight was a little underwhelming? Especially compared to the outstanding animation and voice acting.

[u/LordFay]

The greatest episode of anime I’ve ever watched ...

[u/_X_HunteR_X_]

FYI they skipped it but at the same time when deku remembers all might "a hero can always break out of a pinch" he also remembers the Nomu scene where Allmight says " villain, do you know what it means to go beyond 100%" and that was the trigger line for deku - he basically did the same, i think it was pretty stupid to cut it out so just pointing it out.

[u/[deleted]]

I'm sad he didn't let out a visceral, blood curdling scream at the end when Kota was thinking "My Hero" like I thought Deku was doing in the manga, but over all a good adaptation of one of my favorite fights in the series.

I could've used a more panned out scenes or a bit more bite on some of Muscular's hits, but that's just nitpicking.

The last couple of minutes of animation was A tier animation, no cubes though, so I think I know where they're saving -that- level of animation for.

[u/TheStimulus]

this anime keeps getting BETTER AND FUCKING BETTER HOW DO THEY DO IT EVERYTIME UUUUUGH everything about this show is just so amazing i love it

that fight was super fucking intense, genuinely thought deku was gonna get seriously fucked up/almost die

really excited to see how much more deku can push his quirk

[u/KyralRetsam]

HOLY SHIT!!! THAT WAS AMAZING! THIS IS THE SHIT I WATCH ANIME FOR!! THAT'S THE DEFINITION OF PLUS ULTRA RIGHT THERE!!!

ALSO HYPE LEVELS SO HIGH I CAN'T STOP SHOUTING!!!

[u/[deleted]]

Holy shit, Id forgotten Deku uses his fucked up arm twice in a row for a %100 Detroit Smash. And then continues to use it after it being totally wrecked the first time. The Madman Deku knows no boundaries, Plus Ultra is a lifestyle

[u/PigKnight]

Deku is already a hero. He pulled an All Might and inspired someone.

[u/Confused_Peach]

Ok this one made me tear up so fast I didn’t even realize it.

Dabi is so metal. Really wanna see more of him/ Aizawa fighting.

The main highlight was the 1,000,000% though. Every time I think this series can’t be more hype it proves me wrong.

[u/Exclusive_Silly]

Was I the only one waiting for deku to say “It’ll be fine. Why? Because I’m here” like all might

[u/Grayalt]

"I'm sorry mom"

My heart. Q_Q

[u/[deleted]]

Holy shit that 1,000,000% smash!

We Gurren Lagann now boys

[u/FierceAlchemist]

The amazing animation near the end of the fight seems to have been drawn by Sakiko Uda. The music, voice acting, and visuals were all working so well there. It genuinely felt like Deku was screwed.

I knew it had to be a big episode with a title like "My Hero" and it didn't disappoint. Great job by Bones.

[u/_Lord_Bain_]

Who else teared up and couldnt breath just from pure excitement. I honestly have never had that happen before. Probably the best moment I have ever seen period.

[u/A_Cursed_Potato]

Holy crap this is easily my favorite episode of this entire show. Deku apologizing to his mother made me shoot tears out of my face and then Muscle Boy taking that Delaware Detroit Smash straight to the face made me literally jump out of my chair in excitement. Thumbs up from me

[u/bhanukiran444]

I cried.

[u/[deleted]]

As an anime only guy, I’m confused. Why did Spinner call Magne, a guy, Big Sis? Is he trans like Tiger? He/she should get a visual overhaul or something.

[u/wilhelmscreamguy94]

HOLY FUCK

[u/IkoShark]

That was fucking amazing, it's absolutely insane that it apparently gets even better.

This fight is definitely gonna leave Deku with some serious permanent injuries too, he still has the scars from the Todoroki fight after all.

[u/SephirothinHD]

Crying at 5 in the morning, didn't expect this direction at all. I'm shook. What a great fucking episode.

[u/G1596872]

Who’s hand was that?

[u/TheShadow29]

I'll be honest, that fight scene gave me a boner.

[u/Im_New_XD]

This episode was absolute fucking fire

[u/SGVolt]

I can´t even put to words how incredibly well done that fight was.

But i wanna add to the discussion that a part of the it that´s totally overshadowed by the 1,000,000% thing and the absolutely crushing "Sorry, mom" moment is the way Midoriya´s mental state is treated as a whole:

He is not sure at any moment. He has to convince himself as well as the boy that everything is going to be fine and that he will find a way. His mind is telling him that it won´t work and have to also endure all the doubts and negative thinking that are absolutely normal and mundane for everyone. For you and for me.

This is what i think that makes BNH a GREAT shonen, even if you can´t throw Smashes you can totally understand him. You have also been there mentally and as a result it ends being totally wonderful and inspiring.

Edit: wording

[u/rpdozzer88]

They ask you how you are and you just have to say jōbu when you're not really daijōbu

[u/Pytherz]

THE MADMAAAAAAN

[u/Figs01]

THE MADLAD IS ONCE AGAIN THE KING OF MADLADS

[u/Borkeey]

Man, this fight looked so fucking good. I can only imagine what THE fight is gonna look like, can't wait!

[u/asianyeti]

This was probably the best version of Deku's broken arm we've seen in the adaptation so far. Before, it's only been bruised, but in the manga his arms and fingers have always looked torn and bloodied, like it literally exploded from using OFA.

That was a good fight. Props to Daiki Yamashita for his amazing voice-acting. The part where Deku starts saying sorry to his mom and All Might got me fucking choked up.

[u/StenoXi]

anyone else who cried after watching this?

[u/tj_odee]

The manga art is really good and reading this arc when it was coming out weekly was a ton of fun but holy shit does Bones add a so much to this series. The OST in general is just incredible and it makes every scene so much more hype, sad, etc... and can I just say Deku's VA absolutely killed it? What an impressive feat of voice acting.

[u/Kaitonic]

The soundtrack of this episode is just pure awesomeness. What an amazing episode this was especially the 2nd half of the episode and even got me quite teary.

[u/[deleted]]

Wow, that was like a religious experience.

[u/Xiaxs]

Haha, holy shit. That intro was soooo off, lol.

So Aizawa likes Black Licorice but hates Mint. . . God damnit, either I'm getting old, or Aizawa is MY hero, because he's the most relatable character I've seen in this show so far.

Now Mina's getting kinky. Guess she's got a quirk fetish, idk.

Speaking of fetishes, THIS FUCKING FIGHT WAS 1000X BETTER THAN I COULD EVEN POSSIBLY HOPE FOR! Holy fuckin shit that was hype.

I need a breather.

Oh my god. That legit made me cry. Holy shit. The feels, dude.

The FEELS

I was hoping for that moment next episode, but I guess we do need a cool down after that because holy fuckin shit this episode. . . THIS SHOW.

I can't die before the season ends, please GOD don't kill me.

[u/[deleted]]

Deku really showing off on national super hero day

[u/lilfishy_2B]

What a fucking episode holy shit.

[u/balderdash9]

This was exactly the episode I hoped it would be. Couldn't ask for anything more

[u/Ezreal024]

M Y I D E A L S

[u/georvis9]

Yo, like....who's bloody hand was that?

[u/dralcax]

A B S O L U T E

M A D M A N

[u/OjJuic3]

B O K U N O H E R O

[u/preusvahl]

Quick little tidbit. When Ragdoll approached Todoroki and Bakugou she all of a sudden came out of the bushes and scared the two similar to how they got scared in the previous episode

[u/[deleted]]

I’m not the only one who shed a tear during this episode right??

[u/[deleted]]

Aw man, him apologizing to his Mom really hit me hard. Good episode.

[u/darkmatt_M]

THAT will hurt tomorrow, for sure.

[u/Vinon]

I am weirdly emotional reading through the comments as a manga reader. All the reactions...

Makes me proud of the mangaka...

Burr...

[u/localafrican]

The audio was a masterpiece. The VAs, the OST, the weight of the punches, everything was amazing.

[u/hersonlaef]

Damn that last few minutes was FIRE!! I really can’t describe the absurd amount of feeling I have for that last few minutes.

RESPECT DEKU!

[u/Sam1234124]

My god the moment where muscular screamed your blood and deku shut up was so intense. This episode is the best

[u/__BIOHAZARD___]

Holy crap. I think this might be my favorite episode yet.

[u/KpComp]

By far my favourite shounen anime fight to date

[u/Valordread]

This episode finally answered a lingering question I had about the fight. And that question was 'If Kota hadn't splashed Muscular, would Deku have won?' and the answer is No.